Dwight Foster Public Library

Paint and Zoom (for Grades 6-12)
2021-06-17 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom online, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Gather on Zoom and follow step-by-step instructions to create a painting of colorful bubbles on a black background. All supplies will be provided, with supply pickup occurring before the Zoom meeting. Registration is required. Click here to register for this program.

Miss Jamie's Farm Virtual Performance
2021-06-17 13:30 - 14:30 | Zoom online, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Join Miss Jamie as she takes young kids and their families on a field trip to her farm via Zoom! Help her care for her animals and plant her crops in this musical adventure for young kids and families. If you wish, you can have the following items on hand to make the show even more fun: a scarf or bandana, a hairbrush, an apple, a toy shovel, and any stuffed animals or toys that you might see down on the farm. Registration is required. Click here to register for this program.

Fish Tails, Family Fun
2021-06-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Dwight Foster Public Library
Join local artist Sally Koehler to work on an outdoor community project featuring the “catch of the day.” We will be using chalk pastels to design our own fish on banners that will hang in the library. This program is recommended for students in Kindergarten and up or younger kids with adult supervision. Registration is required. Stop by the library’s main service desk or call (920) 563-7790 to register for this program.

Storytime in the Park
2021-06-02 10:00 - 22:30 | Jones Park Shelter, 600 Janesville Ave, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Join us at the Jones Park shelter at S. 6th Street for stories and songs. Check the library’s Facebook page or call the library for weather-related cancellations. Registration is not required for Storytime in the Park.

Library Closed
2021-05-31, 2021-04-02 | Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States

Library Book Discussion
2021-05-24 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom online, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Written discussion will take place throughout the month in our Virtual Book Club group on Facebook, and we gather virtually via Zoom on the last Monday of the month at 6:30 pm to chat about the whole book.

Luke Zahm, Wisconsin Foodie
2021-05-06 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom online, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Join Luke Zahm, owner and chef of Driftless Cafe and television host of Wisconsin Foodie for this fun presentation.

Protect the Pollinators! A Virtual Program for Kids and Families
2021-05-06 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom online, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Do you like eating fruits and vegetables? How about chocolate? Join Kristin Halverson–conservationist, nature-fanatic, amateur native-plant gardener, curriculum specialist, and former teacher–to find out what these have to do with pollinators, what is going on with pollinators, and how you can help! There will be a hands-on activity portion to this program, so make sure you pick up your packet at the library prior to the program. You’ll also get a pollinator activity booklet and a free milkweed plug to take home and plant for monarch butterflies! Register here for this interactive Zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZAodOCsqD8vEtzo60LcSAKUnR6DI…

The library will contact registrants the week before the program to arrange packet pickup. This program, inspired by Heart of the City’s No Mow May, is recommended for kids in Kindergarten through 3rd grade and their families.

Well-loved Garden Plants With Melinda Myers
2021-04-27 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom online, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Join us for this virtual program with Nationally known gardening expert, TV/radio host, author & columnist Melinda Myers.

Sheltering with Poems: community and connection during covid
2021-04-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom online, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Join us for a reading of poems from this recently published anthology.

Meet a Pig: Virtual Field Trip for Kids
2021-04-14 16:00 - 16:30 | Zoom online, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Meet some of Old World Wisconsin’s hogs, and discover what makes a pig, a pig! Registration is required for this free virtual program. The library will email registrants connection information the day before the program. Thank you to the Old World Foundation for sponsoring this program. Click here to register.

Book Sale - Friends of the Dwight Foster Public Library
2021-04-10 09:00 - 13:00 | Dwight Foster Public Library Rogers Room
Join us for the Friends of the Library Book Sale on April 10th from 9am-1pm!
Priority access for Friends of the Dwight Foster Public Library members from 9am-10am. To join the Friends the day of the sale, memberships start as low as $10.

NEA Big Read Free Book Giveaway
2021-04-05 08:00 - 18:00 | Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
We will have copies of The Late Homecomer by Kao Kalia Yang available on a first come, first served basis.

NEA Big Read Kickoff
2021-04-03 10:00 - 12:00 | Hoard Historical Museum, 401 Whitewater Avenue, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
At the Hoard Historical Museum in Fort Atkinson. Event will be a drive thru pick up, where you drive up to pick up a bag with all the essentials inside. 1 bag per family, and there are a limited supply!

Mom's Gone Missing
2021-02-24 18:30 - 19:30 | Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
The program with the author, Susan Marshall will share her experiences with her parents and offer tips for anyone providing care to a parent or loved one.

Mom's Gone Missing: when a parent's changing life upends yours
2021-02-24 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom online, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States

Through This Door poetry reading
2021-02-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom online, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Go to https://www.fortlibrary.org/wisconsinpoems/ to register for this live Zoom event.

Self Compassion: moments and minutes to greater peace and presence
2021-02-11 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom online, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Registration and info available here.

Body Scan Meditation for Kids
2021-02-04 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom online, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
School nurse Andrea Davis will lead us through a quick body scan meditation for kids. Registration is required for this virtual program: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_oPntI-HtQeqJbFYuFmMvvA

Writing Your Memoir
2021-01-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom online, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Join author Vivian Probst for this presentation on writing about you!

Mindfulness for Families
2021-01-25 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom online, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Have you ever wondered, “What is mindfulness?” Katie McIntyre, owner and therapist from Counseling Outside of the Box, will teach us what mindfulness is and how and why we can incorporate it in our daily lives. Kids and adults are invited to attend this presentation. Register here to attend this program on Zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_DqEjOb1CQPmFkWcNt-IUwQ

MLK Jr. Day Event with Dr. Damon Tweedy
2021-01-18 18:30 - 19:30 | Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Join Dr. Damon Tweedy for a special Martin Luther King Jr. Day presentation on YouTube examining health disparities and race in the time of COVID-19. Dr. Tweedy is the acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine and is a professor at Duke University. He will discuss the topics of race and medicine as they intersect at the center of our national discussion during this historic pandemic.
Dr. Tweedy is a graduate of Duke University School of Medicine and Yale Law School. He completed both his medical internship and psychiatry residency at Duke Hospital. He is currently an associate professor of psychiatry at Duke University School of Medicine and a staff psychiatrist at the Durham Veteran Affairs Health Care System. He has published articles about race and medicine in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and other medical journals. His columns and op-eds have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, and various other print publications. This presentation was made possible by the collaboration of fifteen public libraries in the Bridges Library System: Alice Baker, Brookfield, Butler, Delafield, Dwight Foster, Hartland, Jefferson, Muskego, New Berlin, Oconomowoc, Pewaukee, Town Hall, Watertown, Waukesha, and Whitewater. This program will only be viewable LIVE with no recording available afterward.

Yoga for Kids
2021-01-18 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom online, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Kids’ Yoga can help children learn techniques for focus & concentration, breathing in calm & reducing stress, and connecting to their bodies in a fun loving way. This class is an interactive experience for kids of all ages, parents, & families.
A kids’ Yoga class creates a non-competitive environment that encourages children to move in a creative way that is unique to them. Join Ivy from Ivy’s Holistic Arts as we explore playful yoga movements, breathing and the “AWESOME” with in ourselves.
Registration is required for this free virtual program: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZwpcOGhpj0iEtbgA_jcDqF9AxS…

The library is CLOSED
2020-12-31, 2020-12-24 | Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States

Make a snowman (or woman or creature) on the library lawn
2020-12-30 | Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
We have charcoal, sticks and carrots for you outside our main entrance. We would love to see what you create!

The library CLOSES at 5 pm
2020-12-28 | Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States

Acoustic Celebration of Christmas Music
2020-12-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Facebook, Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
Local musical group Tapestry provides this holiday concert.

The Library is CLOSED.
2020-11-26 | Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538, United States
